The Maritime Executive
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After One Year, China Acknowledges Fatal South China Sea Collision
Chinese officials appear to have acknowledged that the collision between a PLA Navy warship and a China Coast Guard cutter near Sc...
MSC Boxship Partially Sinks off Zhoushan
The boxship MSC Silvana VIII has partially sunk off the coast of Zhoushan, and it took on a precarious position just ahead of the...
Smugglers Attempt to Ship Meth From Germany to Australia Inside Car Parts
Australian authorities have charged two men with trying to smuggle methamphetamine into the country in a shipping container of car...
Saudi Arabia’s RSGT Considers Bid for Port of Cape Town
In its ongoing international expansion, Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) is planning to enter the South African port...
Iran's Loading Port is Quiet, But Gulf Oil is Getting Through Hormuz
The U.S. Navy's blockade on Iranian seaports is having the desired effect, according to maritime tracking consultancy Windward. Th...
Houthis Escalate Attacks and Strike Lower Red Sea Ports
For several months, the Houthi have been preparing the population of the areas they control in north Yemen for renewed conflict wi...
Wrecked Tanker Continues Uncontrolled Oil Discharge off Oman
Oil is continuing to flow from the wreck of a Russian dark fleet Suezmax, the Cameroon-flagged Caroline Bezengi (IMO 9224439), bea...
India Gains Momentum as Bangladesh Ship Recycling Market Comes Under Pressure
[By Wirana] Wirana Shipping has identified improving steel demand in India as an encouraging sign for the country’s ship recycling...
UK P&I Club Appoints Ms. Jeong-Sook Kim as Senior Underwriting Director
[By UK P&I Club] The UK P&I Club has announced the appointment of Ms. Jeong-Sook Kim as Senior Underwriting Director, with initial...
CYTUR Presents Shipboard Equipment Cybersecurity Research at DEF CON 34
[By CYTUR] Our research team presented findings on a shipboard equipment cybersecurity risk at the Maritime Hacking Village Creato...